Arna Kimiai, woman seen coughing in a viral video of the San Francisco Uber driver, turns into police

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – A woman seen coughing and verbally attacking a San Francisco Uber driver in a viral video is now in custody, according to city prison records.

ABC7’s Dion Lim broke the news on Sunday night that 24-year-old Arna Kimiai surrendered to SFPD.

She faces charges of first-degree theft, assaulting a public transport worker and conspiracy to commit a crime.

His bail is set at $ 75,000.

The date of the trial has not yet been set, according to the arrest record.

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In the video of the incident, pilot Subhakar Khadka says: “she started insulting me, cursing me, questioning me about being a man. The women were even talking about shooting me, calling their cousins ​​to shoot me. They were making fun of me. my run. “

All of this, he says, because he asked her to put on a mask and stopped to cancel the trip when she refused.

At one point in the video, Kimiai is seen trying to get Khadka’s cell phone: